Crawl for Cannabis aims to bring legal medical marijuana to Missouri

ST. LOUIS, MO. – For the second year in a row, restaurants and retail businesses on Cherokee Street in St. Louis are coming together to host a “Crawl for Cannabis” tomorrow, April 20 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The crawl will feature discounted specials at participating businesses, a live music concert, a raffle and a prize auction. Patrons at the event will not be permitted to smoke marijuana at the event, and can still be arrested and prosecuted for the consumption of all illegal narcotics.

“Crawl for Cannabis” is a movement that aims to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Missouri. The event is a neighborhood business crawl promoting local businesses and supporting Show-Me Cannabis; the leading organization structuring marijuana law reform in Missouri. The event is sponsored by New Approach Missouri, an organization dedicated to push for the legalization of cannabis in the state.

Tickets for the event are still available. A $15 ticket gets patrons access to the crawl and a “Show-Me Cannabis” bottle opener. A $35 ticket will allow access to the crawl, the bottle opener, a Crawl for Cannabis STL tee-shirt, one raffle ticket and entrance to an after-party at 2720 Cherokee. Check in for the crawl starts at Mr. Nice Guy at 2632 Cherokee St. 63118. Patrons will receive a map of participating businesses and a poncho in case of inclement weather.

Like last year, promoters of the Crawl will be asking patrons to sign petitions advocating for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state of Missouri. The Crawl for Cannabis event organizers said 2016 is an important year for marijuana rights in the state; several separate initiatives on the ballet for Nov. 8 could allow a constitutional amendment to the Missouri constitution.

The first initiative would legalize marijuana only in a medical capacity to be prescribed by medical professionals. The second measure, upon voter approval, would give people 21 years of age or older the right to produce, sell, distribute, and consume marijuana and the right to manufacture goods from hemp. Signatures in support of the initiative must be submitted by May 8 in order to be included on the November ballot.

In 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reported over 18,000 marijuana-related arrests in Missouri. Another pro-marijuana group, Show Me Cannabis, advocates for not only the legalization of recreational marijuana, but also a change to criminal provisions for marijuana offenses and allow individuals who have certain marijuana-related offenses to apply to have the records relating to the offenses expunged.

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